Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Black smoke connected to the sky, and when the wind blew, the fire burned towards the tent.

The plains were filled with fleeing Liao soldiers and pursuing black-armored soldiers. When Lu Bu and others arrived, the North Camp had already been breached by Dong Ping, Liu Yun, and Wen Zhongrong.

The unfortunate commander of the Northern Camp, Yelu Qi, originally wanted to go out of the city to rescue the commander-in-chief, but as soon as he opened the door, he encountered three men leading their troops to attack him. Dong Ping led nearly two hundred cavalrymen and charged directly into the battle line without any hesitation.

Most of these cavalrymen were veterans of many battles. They followed Dong Ping and charged directly into the enemy cavalry group. Many of them were hacked and knocked off their horses by the Liao cavalry who relied on their numbers. However, the rest followed Dong Ping all the way to Yelu Qi.

It was a rare opportunity for this dual-spear general to lead the troops into battle alone, so he immediately used all his skills. The two silver spears flew up and down, and he walked among the cavalry as if on flat ground. The clinking sounds of weapons clashing with the two spears could be heard continuously from the collision of the two spears with other weapons. Yelu Qi was furious when he saw this, and shouted, "How dare the evil general be so rampant!", and rode forward. As the two horses crossed, Dong Ping dodged the broadsword that had been chopped past, and with the silver spear in his hand, he stabbed Yelu Qi's abdomen, and with a flip of his wrist, he knocked the man off his horse.

The Liao army around them were wavering after seeing their commander killed in battle, when Liu Yun and Wen Zhongrong came with their infantry and immediately frightened the panicked cavalry, causing them to scatter in all directions.

Dong Ping had few soldiers and could not give chase, so he just charged into the Liao army camp. Generals Liu and Wen followed closely behind him. The camp, where the commander was killed in battle, was captured by the three of them without much effort.

Soon, the sky brightened.

War horses were galloping everywhere, and knights in black armor kept driving back the Liao soldiers who had lost their weapons. In a short time, thousands of people gathered in the open space outside the city, and were watched by the infantry under the command of Wei He, Han Tao, and Liu Yun with spears, bows and crossbows.

Lü Bu was riding on his warhorse, holding the military intelligence that had just been delivered. His expression calmed down. He glanced at the generals who had gathered around him and smiled, "Let's go. The Liao army has been defeated. Let's go back to the city to rest first. We can also return to Liaoyang Prefecture tomorrow." He glanced at Liu Yun and Wen Zhongrong and said, "You two did a good job this time. You held on to Changqing and delayed the Liao army in Liaoxi Prefecture, giving the army time to move south."

Liu Yun and Wen Zhongrong clasped their fists and bowed their heads together: "This is just my job, I don't deserve the general's praise."

"Reward for merit and punish for fault."

Lu Bu pulled the reins, and Red Hare turned around and walked towards the city. The generals followed behind. Wen Zhongrong looked at the chaotic field and said, "I just don't know what the Liao Kingdom is thinking this time. Have they forgotten the previous defeats in Liaodong?"

"You think we will suffer heavy losses in a war with the Jin Kingdom?" Liu Yun stroked his chin and glanced at the captives with a thoughtful look: "Let's take advantage of the opportunity to take a bite. If we can capture Liaoyang Prefecture, that would be even better. If we can't capture it, taking advantage of the opportunity to capture a few military states would also be good... That's what I think."

Lu Bu was walking in front. He smiled when he heard the voice behind him and tilted his head slightly: "Don't worry about what they think. The war in Liaodong is over. In the future..." He turned to the north towards Shangjing Road: "I will definitely report back."

All the generals laughed together, and Xiao Haili shouted loudly in the back: "If the general has digested Liaodong and wants to send troops to Liao, I am willing to be the vanguard."

"How can I trouble General Xiao with this kind of thing?" Wang De shouted, "I have no other strengths, but my bravery is worthy of mention. General, let me be the vanguard when the time comes."

Shi Wengong glanced at the two of them silently and said, "I'll be the vanguard."

"That's enough." Lü Bu raised his hand to interrupt the quarrel. "Liaodong is very large. We still have Huanglongfu in the north to conquer. It will take several years for us to counterattack Liao. Why argue about this now?" He looked at the satisfied look in their eyes and said, "When we go out to fight, we will definitely need all of you generals. Just wait for good news."

The sound of horse hooves was gentle, and soon they passed through the city gate and entered the city.

The sun was scorching and cicadas were chirping in the daytime after the battle. Lu Bu did not stay in Liaoxi Prefecture for long. Although he guessed that the Liao army would not attack again, he still left Xiao Haili and 1,500 cavalrymen here. He also gave him 500 captured horses to temporarily make up for this cavalry. However, there was no way to recruit soldiers, so Xiao Haili had to recruit them himself.

He ordered Wei He and Han Tao to stay behind and wait for Bian Xiang's return, and ordered Du Fu and the remaining cavalry generals to take the captives back to do hard labor. He himself led his personal soldiers along the road back to Yinzhou.

There is a brother waiting there.

…Silver State.

Inside the provincial government office, voices of discussion could be heard.

"Generals Xi Sheng and Yuan Lang sent news about the surrender of various states this year. Last year's grain harvest was poor, and this year we have encountered continuous wars. Although we won the battles and conquered dozens of states, the pressure on grain is a bit greater..." Fang Xuedu looked at the intelligence sent and twisted his beard: "The Jin people are not good at governance. Xianzhou, Tongzhou, Hanzhou and other places have suffered varying degrees of damage, and some have even delayed the farming season."

Li Zhu scratched his hair and took a sip of iced water: "Let's summarize these situations and hand them over to the general..." He looked up at the sky outside: "This year should be a good year with good weather and good harvests. There should be no major disasters by now, so there should be no need to use the reserves of Liaoyang Prefecture."

"I hope so..." Fang Xuedu nodded in agreement.

Deng Fei twitched his face, looked at Li Zhu's thoughtful expression, looked at Fang Xuedu's worried face, and couldn't help but say: "Brothers, you have official business to attend to. Why do you have to discuss it in my room? Why not go to the front hall or find a secluded place?"

"Ok?"

Fang and Li looked at each other, and Assistant Li stroked his beard with a smile: "Isn't this to let you, Brother Deng Fei, get familiar with the affairs of Liaodong as soon as possible?"

Deng Fei looked shocked: "I'm not an official from anywhere, why do you want me to know all this?"

"Hey~" Fang Xuedu waved his hands: "Brother is an old man in the mountains, and he is also the general's confidant. He will have to come out and do things. The sooner you understand the political and military affairs, the sooner you can help the general solve his problems."

Li Zhu nodded repeatedly beside him.

“No…” Deng Fei widened his eyes and pointed at his leg, “Brother, you are already a cripple. I am paralyzed. How can I still…”

"Brother Deng Fei!" Li Zhu's voice was twice louder: "This is your fault. Liaodong is in ruins right now, and the general doesn't have many people who can help. Now that brother is back, can you bear to watch the general worry about this?"

"No, I'm uneducated..." Deng Fei pointed at his nose.

"That's right, Brother Deng Fei." Fang Xuedu interrupted him: "The general often lamented that he didn't have enough men under him. Now that brother is back, he should step forward and help."

"I..."

"It's settled." Li Zhu stood up and said, "I'll go find the latest intelligence from various places in Liaodong and send it to Brother Deng Fei."

"no……"

"That's right." Fang Xuedu also stood up: "I'll go find out what's going on in the army. Brother Deng Fei, wait a moment."

After the two of them finished talking, they didn't even look at him. They turned around and walked out of the room, leaving Deng Fei sitting alone in the room dumbfounded, not knowing whether to continue pointing at himself or pointing at the two men's backs and cursing.

After a while, he slammed the table and said, "What the hell is this? If you leave it to me, won't it delay things?"

A beautiful woman walked in, and then the voice that came out changed to "What are you doing? It's daytime! Someone come——" (End of this chapter)